McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 22, 1948 Page: 1 of 4
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ABILENE. TEXAS THURSDAY. APRIL 22 1948
No II
SCHOOL PICNIC
All-School Picnic
In Progress Now at
Abilint State Park
Tin alt school picnic is In Iiil
held todiy nt Abili iil St iti ptik
nt Buffiln Gnp Buses win sclud
uled to knvc fiom in fionl of th
ndniinisliation building nt
H )q
this morning
The persons in chnigc of nnk
ing the miangcmcnts foi tin pic
me wcie appointed by tin student
council at a c ill nut tint list
week They nic food Rundnll
Coopci John Gordon GtotLi
Small Hugh Longino Fo 1 nng-
ford and Hubeit Cat son
Transpoi latum James Pickens
Duanc Bvais and Pete. Wilson
Recreation Jol bcuvnci Don
aid and Sam Dubois
Clean up Zoc IlumphiKs
Coopct Smill md Pun Sindci
son
Recitation will consist of ol
lc.vball softbil swimming md
- gioup gimes
Pel sons who do not i it in the
dining hnll wnc isscsscd i sin ill
fee to covei the cost of tin mi il
and ti inspnitition 11k picnic
will take the phcL of tin no in
meal for thosi wlib usu ill t it
in the dining hall
Harper Magazine File
Received by Librarian
Mrs Rositi Hollai McMiiuj
college libiamn IIhoiilIi hoi
promptness has seemed foi the
libiaiv a complete file of Hat
pcrs Maganncs The. file is
given to McMurr by the Fiee
r Public Library of New Hien
sCon' who- because of limited
space had to discud the file
Upon hcai ing that the books w ere
to be discarded Mrs Holhr wired
Mr Lindcsy Brown the libi nun
there icquesting them for Mc
Murry and only because her re
quest was lcceived bcfoie. re-
quests of othci schools us Mc
Murry luck enough to receive
them The only cost of the books
to McMuny was the expiess
charge
One hundred and ninety-four
books make up the file It is one
of the few of Its tvpc in this put
of the country The file includes
all issues of the magazine since it
was founded in 1850 up thtough
the past year The magazine is
one that takes in all cut rent
events from liteiaiy to peliticil
The magazine is one of eiv high
standard and its ai tides arc ver
highly rated Students of Mc
Murry will probablv be using this
file for many ycais to come Mis
Hollai said
Commencement May 25.
Degrees To 79 Indians
Seventy-nine students will ie
ceivc diplomas or ceitificates foi
diplomas at the. annual com-
mencement exercises this May
according to Jerome Vannoy reg-
istrar The exercises will be held
in Radford Memorial auditorium
May 25 at 10 o clock Fifteen of
the graduating seniors will re-
ceive bachelor of arts degrees"
Mr Vannoy said 'and the re-
maining 64 persons will receive
bachelor of science degrees"
Thirty-six of the seniors will
receive certificates for diplomas
to be awarded upon the comple-
tion of their work in August
May seniors receiving a B A
degree include Coral Leslie
Clark Wanda Fain Kenneth
Ford Robert Harris Mary Ann
McCollum Joan Martin Dwayne
Morton James Pickens W B
Swim and Elizabeth Willis
August seniors receiving B A
degrees ore Porter Brooks Billy
Hartgraves Jeanne Hawkins Mel
JowelL Ada Faye Pendleton and
LuciUe Slater
May candidates for a 3 S de-
gree include Kemp Anderson
Robert Bailey Robert Brown
Ruth Campbell Rondall Cooper
Empress Day Charles Dortch
Louese Hardaway Lewis Henslcy
James Hobbs Helc i Holt Peggy
Junior-Senior
Banquet April 26
Tin junini thiss bus innouncid
th it tin junioi s mot banquet h is
bom postpomd until Mnndiv
night Apul 20 It wis tit igin illy
scht doled foi t-udn April 23
but tin juniois fill lint they
i nn did xtn time to mike the
nicissnj irnngenients
Two lommitkis hive been up
pointed to pnpiu foi the bin-
quet On tin pioit un committee
tic llubi it Cm son Pit Houchi tte
I imbutli Cnbh and Katv Dell
McCutv Pirn Sindcisin Alvi
Shuli and Melbi M ihon eom
pnse the de eolation commlttit
The annual binquet w ill be
held it the Ins Giaham Memo
n il dining li ill i theme of spung
is to be followed iccoidinj to
llot Cole
Band Concert Tour
Success Bynum Says
Tin McMuuj liuli in bind ie
tin mil Ihuisdu Apul lr fiom
its spunj conceit tout Rtvmond
T liwium dmetoi sud tint ill
scheduled pel foi minces wele
midi
hollowing the wot ship mimu
nt Childless tin fust hilt of
whieh wis given In the bind
md tli list hilf by Di II uold
G Cooke piesident of McMllll
Stinlc hi iton enteit lined .it the
soci il houi with his m iguiin ict
ind the Collegiate Cantois (Hu
bert C i son Wiltci Cihlcnft
md lohnnic tones with James
llobbs on tile aceoidion) sing
We found i waim teception in
evei phec we plijed with the
people just waiting to be told
tbout McMuirj college Good
will was created among all and
I inticipate. a lirgc number of
students for McMurry is a icsult
of the tour Mr Bnum stated
Lytle Lake Scene
Of ArtClassJrip
The outdooi punting diss un-
dei the direction of Mis Romi
Regan Connor and Llovd Blanks
nude i field tup to Lytle Lake
Apul 13 This was the fust field
trip of the yeai but otheis m iv
be planned foi litct ditec
Students attending vvcte M ir
Ruth Hu telle son H i Hut Joan
Mutin Ada lay Pendleton
Bhnche Sti un Zoe Humphiu-
Biadv Cox Kithrvn Nouis Jovce
Owen Mitv tvilyn Miv field
Bill Ctaw foid and Mis Empnss
Di
Jickson Durvvood Jones Melvin
Kiker Fiances Lens Hugh Lon
gino Mil j McCleskev Biyan Ma-
hon Helen Mooic Ktithryn Noi-
us Jocc Owens Wanda Rice
William Sindcrs Joe Scuvner
Grace Slink J Roy Smith Rn
mond Thomason Jean Walker
Vernon Williard Ellen Williams
Willie Ellen Williams John Wil
son Mane. Woodaid and Mildred
Wrcyford
Candidates for B S degrees in
August included Pat Appling
Rov Baird Jim Baugh Allan Bib-
by Patty Brittian Tom Cody
Tommy Ellis Harold Fees Paul
Gardner Dcloss Jones Joe King
John Korman Thomas Martin
Bob Mead Joseph Michael Eva
Joe Reid Vernadine Sasser A B
Smith Elizabeth Wallace Bill
Ward Billy Yarbrough and Mrs
Ashbey White
Candidates for an August B S
degree not in school now include
Raymond Bagwell Mrs Leone
Brown Sue Knoy Francys Mc
Casland Lydia Norcross and Mrs
Clara Barton
Persons graduating at mid-term
but to receive diplomas at the
commencement exercises are An-
nadell Harkey Kenneth Jones
Troy Wadzeck Lee J Woods Eliz-
abeth Huskey David Hunt and
Ned Kempson
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Annual
BeginsHereNext Thursday
EightttnChurchtsOn
DtputationTtamList
Ti n deputation teams will le ive
McMuuv Situidiy to conduct
seivices in 18 chinches ovel the
weekend accouling to Mis P itsj
Fdens eounseloi in the deput-
mint of uligion
Thcitineiai) will include Meth
odist churches it 5h illow iti l
Anton Amheist Littlefield Su
din md ind L cneuit it Mule
shoe Oklihomi Liyne neii rai
well Claude thiee ehuiches at
Amaullo San Jicinto 10th Av(
and Buclnnin St Cinvon II in -
p Fuoni Hetefoid Dimmitt ti itu n md eoffee Kemp Audi i-
indTuln ' son tie isiuei of the TIPA will
Th. Limm will I. iv. I....lh I'lVL cllllfcO of ILLlstlltlOtl ind
el ind diou the Hum .it oichlMls Hill W lid Will pieside Utile
town is issitned Ch ipeiones will
1 Mis Prions .nrl 111. II. v
George J Stemman piofessoi of
lehgiuus cdue it ion The Lloup
will lot inn some timt Mond i
ifteinoon The list of students on
the teims wis not milable it
noon Tuesdi
Dead Line April 20 for
All-School Art Exhibit
bludenls who desui to hive
entiles in the ill school lit ex
hibit in lilted to hung then
woik to the ut ileputment In
Apul 20 leiuiilillL to Mis Rom i
R((in Cunni i puifissoi of it
This mini il eluhit is sponsoud
bv tin Abilttie Mu turn of rim
Aits
All ( nti its in due Apul 2i
mil the Mi Mm I entiv will hi
the 19 outstanding puees dnisen
f i oni those bioutht to the .ut de-
pal tment
Darts and Tennis Ring
Gone from PEDtpt.
Duung pia nifcht Apul 12
11 rl.n lc vl . . . List .ii mtsnl I. . rl
Th... j.1. n. .i n.. .v .f
the phjstcal education depart
ment If they aie not found oi
..l.m. I mr.no.. lull hnl. Ir. h.
... ..... .1
taken fiom the
n it rt.f.i.t' 1 1 inn
to replace them said Miss Mai
gaiet God be j assistant piofessor
of physical education foi women
A tennis nnt is also missing
fiom the physicil education de
partment
If anyone has seen tin": daits
or tennis ring I will appieciute
their I c turning them replied
Miss Godbey
ELECTION FINALS TOMORROW
WILSON BYARS
TIPA Convention
Appioinntel 200 students
fiom 22 eollcges will visit the Me
Mui i v idinpus next Tluu sd n ind
hud iv Apul 29 and 10 Thej
will be lepiesentatives fiom the
niembei colleges of the Ten is In
teieollegute Piess Assoel itlon
ind will be guests foftln mini il
j convention of that oiganiritnm
hnteitamment his been plinneil
bv tin MeMuuv Piesselub
Undti the diiectlon ot Poitu
Uiouks mil Janus Pie kens i
pioLiam his been plumed which
Will befcin with ininfoimil meet
ing in the bookstoie Widnesdij
niLht is the elelej lies uuve
' Thuisdij nioininL the coin en
1 turn foiniillj opens with ugis
tofflL to b(- 1kI1 in tlu- lout.L r
I'leslCle m Illll
A LUlel il isenibl) iftei Hfcls
tl ition will be held in Ui'dfoid
Memouil iiidituiium with Di
II Hold G Cooke piesident of Me
Mull m ikinj the vveleominf
nldii s Loul I Gi lee hi din in
winnei of the Dudd-Me id $10 000
novel iw ud will be the speakei
of the mnuiiiiL
Aftei lunch in Ins Gi ih un Me
11)01 1 ll tlllllllL h ill seetl in il mi et
inLs will be lull foi the dele
titts Hub YiHini will hive
lllllL.1 if tin pi I li mi li I I Inns
d iv nikjit whieh iiuludts swim
mint i buffet suppn ind mtei
t unmenl it C imp Timk iw i
r i id i) option il bieikfist (lis
(iissions will be held Veinon 1
b mfoi in in il( i of the lexis
Piess issoel ition will hi the
spe ikei it tlu M-IUI ll assembly
A business session will pieeedt
luneheon mil tin luul business
session will be held ruday
A fuimal banquet Fi ill y niLJit
will end the lonvention At the
banquet Felix MeNlght issist
ant mjiKiLiiiL editui of the Dillas
Momint News will iw ml tin
contest pues
Bill Wird TIPA pusidtnt will
Pi-sent the ne
st Iti offieeis
F"t7 Uu nd F intcs Hvmls
l " th "uc of bntuU "jnkL
i I'ltntS
HollsinL foi the deleL ites will
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be in two local tuuust camps ami
I'll side nt hall and Hunt hill
Kemp Andeison D J Faton
Clarence Letchwoith Tom Codv
and Jean Littlt puce ale in ch like
tf housing Membeis of the ii-
laiiLiment coinmittee aie Bl id
Cox Dw tyni Moiton Pite Petei
son Hay Hart Maiy 1 i Gr inje
and Jojcc Shcu ill
(Continued on pige 4)
Christianity Worthwhile
delates Rev. Woolard
Tin Rev Hailie Woolud pis-
tol of the Fust Chu tun chuieh
w is the k.uest sptaki i foi the
cli ipel si i vice Wedntsdij April
14 He spoke on tin sulijiet Wli
is it woithwhlle to be i Chi Is
ti in
When one beeuuiis i (.111 is
I ti in the spt ikei sud he is ie
leised fiom the pist RiLlldless
tf how deip he is in sin Chi is
tl initj cm lele ise I pi i son to do
Loi d ind vvholtsonu things
Cluistiinitv tivesone the kivs to
tilt tleisuies of this woiltl
Rtv Woolud then show id tint
It is woithvvllilt to be 1 Cllllstl in
bn nisi of the piesmt He sud
this w is tun b(c iiise of the dif
fdenee th it Chusti initj m ikes in
love and m ittied lift
The spi ikei eiiniluded the t ilk
bv pointing out tint it is iNo
woithwhlle to be i Chusti in be-
e utse of the lutuie Chusti initj
stcuiis the biinht futllle fi i $ou
foi n iw intl foitvei If vnu ue
i ( hi Mi in he s ud c u do
nit null to U ifi ml of un-
tlunt. Presentation Date of
"Elijah" Set for May 9
M v is tin niw d itt fi i tin
pn suit ition of the Hij ih in
in iti un tg bi kivtn bv the inm
limi ti ilu us of Mt Mini v it p ills
Di Ihoinis S Willi mis di in if
the fine uts dip n tint nl
The ippi ii line hid piivinusl)
In en scludulid foi April lr but
w is elianLctl dm to conflict with
li it tin lellLlous ictivitus un the
i unpus Ut Willi mis also added
tint lilu iisals ue beinc lield
d illv in pupil ition fin tlu spunt
pitidiiition
Bynum Timberlake to
See Highlander Festival
Ci iil limhcilakt issistantpio
Itssoi of oite and l(amond 1
Byuum bind dinitoi will it
ti till the HiLhlintlci Music rts
tiv il it HiLhland I'aik hikh
school Dallas April 2.) and 24
This music festiv il is i Lath
eung of Texas hith school music
students both vocal and instiu
mcntil Repiescnt itives fiom
cullcL.es and univeisitics attend
thesi festivals to discover out
standing talent of the iioup foi
piospictlVe colleLe matcual
Byars Ashley Elected
Two Offices
McM Handicraft
Shop Being Planned
PI ills foi h in liei ift woil
ship nixt mi it Mi Mm iv m in
tin in ikint is i li suit of tin lei
ii Uion il I iboi id iv hilii it tin
Fpwoith Mithodist chinch Okh
linuii Citv Okli Miss Miikaut
Godbiv insist mt pi fessii ot
phvsieil i dm ill in ft i womm
sud Mond iv
MissGoilbiv Mis Pitsv hili n
iminsiloi in tin iiIiki his (due t
ti in dip ii tint nt mil student icp
tisitit itivts I v Cm lev 1 iv
mond Rviiuin Hoint i Wilson mil
Wtsl v I) inn I ii ttiund 1 iti Hi
d iv fiom tin fii d i meLtuu
whieh bcL.ui Apul 12
11 ... . . . .
Tin u imp piitin nti I in v in i
oils ii if t in 1 it tie itn nil 1 1 is i
Tin ti ifts t night it tin unit
win hi idu ift un kit ift It ith
tieiift until woik woolwoil
stone polishme. p istel 111 ikltlK
fn piibhutv inljewihv nnkiiiL
Instllletliills Wen ilsi KlVell 111
folk j nm s ind p utv ind iiutdoui
L lines
Mi ills mini m i It in Inch tn
hi ul pi iiiit t f nn t il md i Ie ith
n bi It Miss Cm lev nudi sunn
vvoodin book ends and i wooden
sci ipbook
Miss Wilson m ule i le ilbei
puise mil i nk i ill nd u huldt i
Mis tilt ns mnde two hind tooled
It llhei belts in I Miss G itlbev
m ide i bell puise Mr Dinul
ittendtd most of tlu discussion
on infoimil dumi ind the folk
ind pirt t lines sessions
Miss Godbtj sud that tlu stu
dents who went to tlu meeting
in mtom iticnll on the all cam-
pus urie ition committee and m
(peetid to help duett the woik
ship th it is belli) plumed
i tliiiiiiiiLhlv tnjovid the
meetiiiL mil t ich oni ft It it vv is
Hi Utlllsti il epeuenee He hope
to npiodiiei heie in put whit
wis L.ivcn Miss Godbiy st iled
Jean Lindsey Leads Honor
StudentsWith96Average
McM Cops Qualify
In Shooting Match
A ti uniiiL coin e mil pistol
-InitiiiL in ilih loi Abilint pi ue
tifiteis w is held I ist Tbilisi! i
Apul lri on tin i him ne u (. imp
Mu kilt v
Hie fill! Mi Mm iv students
who in nu lulu is of tlu Abileiu
p hie font (impited in tin ion
tt st llu e nu n ut Vein in
Ad mis Robut Slutld .) urns Cli
mints mil Ch iiIk Hiidiuiivn
Veinon Ad mis w is i m of the
IiilIi nun in the eiuttst Willi i
stint of 111) mil w is nu tli t it it IS
in ix pi it Mount Shu Id li ul i
seme of 111 Hid was diiillfled is
sh upshootci Ch u lie Hiedi
meyei s seme was i0 mil he
(Hi ill fie el is a miiksuian J lines
Clements hail i seuie of (ill 4 and
qii ilified is a ni uksman
AiioiUniL to Hi licit Shield the
luul V) iniinds it a ilhiuette of
i man
I he ti inline eoiiisi and pistol
slioulinL untitles wne untlei tin
(liiectiun of Mil instiuetius
Janus Clements iclatid that one
of the instiuetius wis Davy
O linen fount i all Ann in in
foi tball pi iei
Bynum Judges ConteiU
roUouint the letuin of the Mc
Muirj spunj conceit tuui Ray
mond r Bnum duectui wmtto
Lone view Inday and Sa tin day to
juiIlc at tlu Region houi Intei
scliolastie LiaLUc Music contests
to Be Filled
I) i un Hv us iph in in fiim
Am ii ill i wis i In ti i vhi pi i si
tit nt if tin Mi Mm iv Stutlints is
sin i iti in ind Olm Ashltv jiuini
fi mi Hi kill w is 1 1 id tditm
i f tin Wn h p in tin liimi il
stu I nt i luti us h H lld i
Apul ll Tin (mil ilntiiti f i
pit i li nt nil s u hn tu imih i
of tin iss u id m will In In Id 1 1
nnti w in n din) to 1 ml ill
Ci pi i pu suli nt of tin i sou i
ti in
In tin nm i ff f n pu si lint
thin will 1 1 Hul nt C us n jun
mi fi in MiC inlli v ind ! iv
1 uiLf nd s ph m hi fi in Hi 1
Kv In th 1 1 tn n list vvi kc i
son pillid 1H vitts 1 uiLf nd
pollnl IIH in tin tin i i indi
liti I Oil lliuk pillnl "I
v ills
P nut i Wil n jinn fi in
HiLkins ind P in Sin li i n jun
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t in lid iti l it H2 vi lis
lmv Ki ik uis s ipln m it fumi
litnt w is tin dife did cinili
d iti f u vit i piisidmt Hi l it
H7 votts whilt Bv us polUd Jd4
Kithivn SinsibuiLli sophu
nu ii fiom HiIIiiil. i w is the
t tin i t uulid iti f i ttlili i of tin
ll Wil ii p She Lot 44 votes
while Ashliv uetivt 101 votes
Theie Wele no eindulites foi
the position of lit id vll lr idei
The eleition tomoiiow will bi
held in tlu s line m illlli l is the
one 1 ist ! i id iv 1 hi p ills vv ill
i pi n uiinit di iti 1 ifti i isst mblv
ind will close it ri o link
Coopct sud tint politicking
will be tome on it the picnic
tod i
Tate and Badgar to Math Meet
Miss Jennie Tate piofessoi of
m itlunntics ind de in of vvoimn
mil Mrs Bl niche B idLci issist
int piofessoi of m itlumitics will
leive Apul 22 to ittrnd the meet
mt of the Tims si it nm of the
m ithem itic il issue t it ion of
Ami I hi which will be held m
Houston Apul JJ J4
N UK) Je in Lmilsc) w is it
mid semestn lc id int. the list of
li mm mil stu lints with i li nit
of OU bill W is closel followed
l) Hojt Cole with i in uk of )i
lot llai tison ind Muv Ann Mt
Colluni e uh li ul in iv 1 1 ilc of '14
In ultlition tlu follow iriL stu
dints ippe uctl on tin honoi loll
uei ul I ilk to Jeiome V inniiv itg
isti ii with in ivn ie (f '10 or
ibove Vml i All id ri incts
HiLoin Sue Ciuuv Amu C iw
thnn IhomisCoilv Ci ut Cun-
solm in Jo) it O mil I lionnit
Uiiupt) Mildnd D ili hi inns
Uuliois Chi u v Ann rmnst
II llllll d itkil Iiillv G mt Iaiiiisi
Iluiliw.ij liillit Ji in lliiktis
Clarence II Smith 1 1 ill 1 tin
I ton i Meissiin di itlv Mil ip
Dam I'll tli D C I'oihifnld
Kithiyn Riddk Joe behiivnti
Stanley Se.iton W Ii Swim
Dmothy Smcs Lau le itue
N italic Wilton Biddy VNhite Mil
died Wnyford
These students weic in the up
pel tin pti cent with avtiikts
of HH ti 8!) J T Butie Dumi
Hill Btttv Iknnett John P in
Pit liouehette Metlyn Biuee
Ruth Cimpbell J ine Coffie
Clara DwiLgtn Kathciinc H
holt Wand i tain Betty Haikei
Hij Hut Lewis Hcnslc) Jamis
Hobbs John Howell Mar Beth
lluntei Ro Kempt i M.iikii.ttiti
MiUadi Hoi tense M il low Audie
Mcuell Joseph Michael tun
Moil in C.ioilc Moms Glou i
Novak Caioli Ramond Wanda
Rue Thomas bhanos J Roy
Smith Rosa Mae Taloi Jean
Walker and Willie Lllcn Williams
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